How To Install xinit on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install xinit on Kali Linux. xinit is X server initialisation tool

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install xinit on Kali Linux.

What is xinit

xinit is:

xinit and startx are programs which facilitate starting an X server, and loading a base X session.

There are three methods to install xinit on Kali Linux. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install xinit Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install xinit using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install xinit

Install xinit Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install xinit using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install xinit

Install xinit Using aptitude

If you want to follow this method, you might need to install aptitude on Kali Linux first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Kali Linux. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.

sudo aptitude update

After updating apt database, We can install xinit using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install xinit

How To Uninstall xinit on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the xinit package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove xinit

Uninstall xinit And Its Dependencies

To uninstall xinit and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove xinit

Remove xinit Configurations and Data

To remove xinit configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge xinit

Remove xinit configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove xinit configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge xinit

Dependencies

xinit have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install xinit package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.